Title Information design : the knowledge architect's toolkit / Graziella Tonfoni

Published Lanham, Md. : Scarecrow Press, 1998

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Description xii, 183 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm Contents The Knowledge Architect's Toolkit Reading Map -- Foreword / Ann Prentice -- 1. Context for Understanding Information Design. Metaphorical Reasoning for Designing Information. Textual Architecture and Textual Cartography. On Designing Manuals for Information Design -- 2. Information States. The Physics of Language and Chemistry of the Information Laboratory. Metaphorical Environments. The Martial Arts for Communication Model (The MAC Model). The Architecture and Arch Model (The ARCH Model). The Union Station Indoor Model (The USI Model). The Union Station Outdoor Model (The USO Model). The Pentagon City Mall Model (The PCM Model). The Subway Surfacing Information-Seeking Model (The SSIS Model). The Communicative Ecosystem and Envelope Language Model (The CEEL Model). Textual Mapping and Legends. Redefined Terminology and Lexicon -- 3. Photos / Chris Ehrmann -- 4. Basic Principles of Information Design Notes The Knowledge Architect's Toolkit Reading Map -- Foreword / Ann Prentice -- 1. Context for Understanding Information Design. Metaphorical Reasoning for Designing Information. Textual Architecture and Textual Cartography. On Designing Manuals for Information Design -- 2. Information States. The Physics of Language and Chemistry of the Information Laboratory. Metaphorical Environments. The Martial Arts for Communication Model (The MAC Model). The Architecture and Arch Model (The ARCH Model). The Union Station Indoor Model (The USI Model). The Union Station Outdoor Model (The USO Model). The Pentagon City Mall Model (The PCM Model). The Subway Surfacing Information-Seeking Model (The SSIS Model). The Communicative Ecosystem and Envelope Language Model (The CEEL Model). Textual Mapping and Legends. Redefined Terminology and Lexicon -- 3. Photos / Chris Ehrmann -- 4. Basic Principles of Information Design. 000013858372 Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 177-180) and index Notes Also issued online Subject Communication models. Communication -- Philosophy. LC no. 98021017 ISBN 0810835258 (cloth : alk. paper) 0810835266 (paper : alk. paper)

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